News from June 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced several pieces of legislation to improve transparency of federal spending, accountability of federal employees, and federal job opportunities for veterans.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Andersonville National Historic Site will celebrate our nation's Independence Day with special programming on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: "The deep funding cuts necessitated by the 302(b) allocation, as well as the various special interest riders and funding limitations that were included in the subcommittee bill, would cause real harm to the environment and to efforts to preserve America's natural and cultural heritage.".
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to establish three new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in Arizona, Maryland and Rhode Island. NIST has $3 million in funding to support the centers, which would join the existing network of more...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats today introduced two more jobs bills within their No Excuses Agenda as they seek to encourage Congressional Republicans to finally act to spur job growth. The Wind Powering American Jobs Act would extend through 2013 the production tax credit for wind energy...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Rehabilitation work on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park continues this summer with construction occurring between Avalanche Creek and Logan Creek (3.5miles), and Haystack Creek to Big Bend (2 miles). To date, over nine miles of the road, including sections between...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: The US Forest Service, National Park Service and several partners have been working worked together to remove fallen trees, hazards and debris and make repairs to infrastructure damaged in the November 30 wind event that toppled tens of thousands of trees in the Reds Meadow Valley and surrounding area, and throughout the Inyo National Forest.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Tightening or relaxing the tension on a drumhead will change the way the drum sounds. The same goes for drumheads made from graphene, only instead of changing the sound, stretching graphene dramatically alters the material's electrical properties. Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) and four partner organizations have measured for the first time concentrations of 13 perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in five different endangered species of sea turtles. While PFC toxicology studies have not yet been conducted on turtles, the levels of the compounds seen in all five species approach the amounts known to cause adverse health effects in other animals.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Recovery efforts for Climbing Ranger Nick Hall await improved safety conditions. After a number of days of poor weather conditions and several feet of new snow on the upper elevations of Mount Rainier, today the park received its first day of a forecasted 36-hour window of good weather for a recovery effort. Today, high avalanche danger on the mountain resulted in unsafe conditions that precluded efforts to recover Climbing Ranger Nick Hall.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: On Thursday, June 28th at 9:30 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Promoting Safe Workplaces Through Voluntary Protection Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) credentialing...
By State Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s full committee mark-up of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: Interior & Environment. Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks. Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. James Moran.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - With the West experiencing an already historic forest fire season, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee are demanding that the Republican leadership of the committee hold an emergency hearing to address the issues of fire risk and suppression, especially on federally-owned...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service has selected Fire Island National Seashore as the featured park in its weekly National Park Getaway series. Every week, one of the 397 units of the National Park System is highlighted. With the start of the summer beach season and the celebration of the Fourth of July, what...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: The New Harmony Fire threatens the Kolob Section of Zion National Park. The fire, which started at approximately 1:50 p.m., is located less than three miles north of the park. Route 15 between Kolob exit and Cedar City (MP 42-51) has been closed until further notice. The Kolob Scenic Drive and Visitor Center have been closed. Personnel and visitors are currently being evacuated.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: VERO BEACH, FL - Seven doctors and seven clinic owners, which included two firemen were charged on state racketeering violations spanning across Florida. This morning’s operation dubbed “Operation Pill Street Blues" was announced by Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 27, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted USDA's collaboration with General Electric (GE) Aviation, the Ohio Aerospace Institute, air carriers and producer groups to develop a Midwest-regional strategy to provide renewable-jet fuel at GE Aviation's Cincinnati-area...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 27, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2012 - The Center for Biological Diversity today sent a letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings claiming their organization had only received $553,000 in taxpayer funds resulting from Endangered Species Act (ESA) related attorney fees and court cases.
